Woodland boys and girls hoops sweep Winters in style Saturday

In what Carson Padon called a "rare Woodland sweep" the Wolves girls and boys basketball teams each defeated host Winters on Saturday in the seventh-annual Find A Cure contest.

Though the boys coach led his team to a blowout 54-39 win by going up by as many as 20 in the first half, the girls squads' effort may have been more impressive.

Trailing by 14 entering the fourth quarter, the lady Wolves more than doubled their score in the final period to take home a 44-40 victory.

"It shows that we definitely have huge determination, to come back from such a huge, huge deficit," girls coach Nick Arriaga said. "We were able to compose ourselves and started clamping down and showing our true grit."

Woodland held the Warriors to a sparse five points, pouring in 23 of their own.

Amanda Miller had a team-high 16 points, while Emily King added 13.

"The five players that were out there that fourth quarter, it was nothing I was doing it was all them," Arriaga said. "They owned that fourth quarter."

Meanwhile the boys team had a similarly lopsided second quarter, spreading a three-point first-quarter lead into 20-plus before halftime.

"We got up big early and just kind of held on," Padon said. "We finally shot the ball well."

The Wolves sank nine of 19 shots from beyond the arc. Four were hit by Seth Phipps, who led the team with those 12 points.

Woodland's usual top scorer, Carson Frank, was able to rest because of the lead after playing three straight games without sitting on the bench.

The senior finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds in limited minutes. Kyle Evert added nine points and 10 boards, while Ean Johansen had six points, 10 rebounds and four blocks. Padon said Johansen "did a great job of controlling the middle" and praised Marcus Magallenas for his seven assists and three steals.

The boys team opens its Tri-County Conference schedule by traveling to Natomas on Thursday. The girls face Will. C Wood today before hosting the Nighthawks on Friday.